UNC SRP study provides a useful method to detect quorum-sensing molecules in biological samples
Dr. Kun Lu
Researchers from UNC SRP’s Project 3, led by Kun Lu, PhD, recently published an article in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes titled, Detection of gut microbiota and pathogen produced N-acyl homoserine in host circulation and tissues. Their findings demonstrate that specific bacteria can produce AHLs that can be detected in host bodies which suggests that quorum-sensing molecules could be a group of signaling molecules in trans-kingdom microbiota-host crosstalk.
